still. >> take a moment. >> breathe. >> weather is actually going to be calming down from yesterday. it was very turbulent. incredibly humid. very, very muggy all weekend long. that is typical for this time of year but it was associated with a front that front is going to continue to push offshore today. high pressure builds in you know what that means, fair skies. mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies. we're going to surge to a high of 89 to 90. winds out of the north-northwest, shifting to the south this afternoon. a slight chance of a humid day, isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. we'll maintain that isolated thunderstorm chance tonight under partly cloudy skies. a warm one, 67 to 71. tomorrow, more of the same as we get up to about 91 or 92. typical august weather. this is the first full week of august. it feels like it. >> get used to it. >> exactly. >> after yesterday's storm, dealing with some problem spots related to the storm. plus an accident coming in in the city. let's update you on that.

along green spring at deer pen lane. that is at druid hill park. use extra caution there this morning. that accident just coming in to us. pass deania, bedford shut down -- pasadena, bedford road shut down at granada. delaware avenue shut down between howard and whitehall road, due to flooding. a lot of leftover problems from yesterday. a live view of traffic, howard county. 95 both north and southbound running smoothly in the area of 100. we're looking at a pretty nice ride on 97 so far just south of the beltway. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. our big story, having a lead foot in baltimore county could soon cost you. >> the county council will hear legislation later tonight on whether to approve speed cameras. police say they are ready for the additions. 11 news reporter jennifer franciotti joins us live outside baltimore county police headquarters with more details. good morning, jen. >> good morning. it does look like approval of this legislation will be a little bit further down the road because tonight the county

council will be hearing the legislation for the first time. under state law you can only put these speed cameras in school zones. in baltimore county there are over 200 that apply. residents near rogers forge elementary school know speeding throughout the neighborhood is a problem. >> as i come down here with the dogs every day and i see traffic on this road, and many times cars are going way beyond the speed limit. >> the school buss are the worst offenders. >> school zones are being assessed. police are preparing for speed camera installation. >> the baltimore county speed program is focused at enhancing the safety our citizens in baltimore county. the safety of children and adults who use access to properties surrounding baltimore county schools. >> i think it's an excellent idea. >> if they do what they say they're going to do which i doubt, maybe it's a good idea. but the way it stands now, i feel like something like speed humps would slow the traffic down where as the cameras, in my opinion are more of a revenue

generator than a safety measure. >> a private-run company runs the collection of the cameras and tickets but the department gets part of the cut. >> the police department focus on public safety. i have not been a part of any conversation or gatherings discussing revenues. in fact, if our motorists abide by the law, we'll generate nothing. >> and if the measure eventually passes and once the speed cameras are installed, there's going to be a 30-day period of adjustment where warnings will be given about the cameras before tickets are issued. live in towson, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. baltimore city police are investigating a shooting that happened yesterday morning in the 2700 block of spellman road in cherry hill. the victim was taken to shock trauma. his identity not released. no word on a suspect or a possible motive. meanwhile, investigators are also work on a shooting in west baltimore. authorities say shortly after 4:00 saturday afternoon they got a call about a man shot several times in the back on edmonton

avenue. authorities say the man walked into a tire shop when gunfire erupted. he's currently recovering at shock trauma. no arrests have been made. there is information concerning a nearly 20-year-old mystery. the u.s. military says the remains have been found in iraq and have been positively identified as those of michael "scott" speicher. he's a navy pilot who was shot down in the first gulf war in a statement his family says learning of his fate has been difficult but it does bring some closure. brook hart has more. >> after return from camp david president obama called finding scott speicher's remains a reminder of his selfless service. it was 18 years ago on day one of the first gulf war that speicher's navy jet was shot down. then defense secretary dick cheney declared him the war's first fatality. >> as of 0900 this morning washington time there's been a single american aircraft lost. >> but with no proof of

speicher's death, no remains, his family has lived with the mystery of what happened. the military says iraqi civilians just last week led marines to the crash site and his buried remains. what about claims speicher had been seen in captivity or his initials scratched in the wall of an iraqi prison cell? >> all of that evidence turned up not to be accurate. >> senator bill nelson of florida said the pentagon should have ordered a search and rescue mission at the time and would now. >> once captain speicher had been declared dead by the secretary of defense and no search and rescue mission sent, then it just got lost in the beaurocracy. >> in florida a wall was erected to deep -- to keep up the search for speicher. >> we owe a do you thinkity to the person who puts himself in danger for defense the country. you just do it.

>> never give up. >> never give up. >> almost two decades later an end to the most prominent mystery of that war. question dozen remain about exactly how and when speicher died. the pentagon says an iraqi citizen claims he was there years ago when tribal iraqis buried speicher's remains as required by muslim law. in washington, brook hart, wbal-tv 11 news. >> in today's "project economy" report, some good news for a change on the economic front. it appears the economy is showing some early signs of recovery. economists report the nation's gross domestic product is improving but white house advisors forecasting a turnaround by the end of the year and potential job growth expected to follow shortly after that. the white house remains optimistic. >> the best that can be said so far is the rate at which we're losing jobs is declining. but there, too, the picture is improving. >> the white house hopes for an economic bounce right around the

holidays. a sweet treat is striking a sour note with advocates for the mentally ill. protesters lined up outside the shop called psycho donut saying the name of the store and menu offer ings are insensitive and play on stereotypes. the shop which sells donuts with names like massive head trauma, split personality and bipartisan also has a bulletin board in the shape of a padded wall for photos. the store owner says he only wanted to create a place that's fun and unusual and never meant to harm anyone. that brings us to our "watercooler question of the day." did the store owner go too far with his psycho donut offerings or was it all just harmless fun. e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 5:37. 69 degrees on tv hill. coming up, new research suggests gym class could be a lot riskier than previously thought. >> plus as officials gear up for the swine flu a nasal spray maker announces plans to roll out more vaccines. >> we have two accidents to watch for this morning and some weather-related problems on the

roads. we'll update you.

>> welcome back. it's 75 degrees downtown. pretty humid this morning which is typical for this time of the year. but we're not going to be as unsettled yesterday when we had an outbreak of severe weather as we're going to be today calming down. high pressure building in the wake of the front that is moving offshore. you can see still ahead of that front are some showers and storms. but not a lot going on over the state of maryland right now. that trend really as far as precipitation will continue at least through midweek. then we'll have a better shot of some showers and storms by wednesday. but today at best an isolated, very short storm is possible. 89 degrees. mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies. winds initially out of the north-northwest throughout the

first half of the day. by this evening shifting to the south. 85 in ocean city. 86, the forecast high. yesterday the clouds kept us down. we were very humid. 81 the forecast high. yesterday, low of 69. precipitation only .15-inches. they were localized, heavier amounts with the downpours. partly cloudy tonight. 67 to 71. an isolated thunderstorm is possible. then we're back into the 90's for the middle part of the week. more on all of that coming up in a little bit. >> in this morning's "medical alert" the manufacturer of nasal spray vaccine says it's on track produce five times more swine flu vaccine than originally expected. it is already used as a vaccine for the seasonal flu and is administered by a quick spray up the nose. government has ordered about 13 million doses of swine flu vaccine from medimune. but the manufacturer says it could have 200 million doses by next spring. the unexpected increase in nasal

spray vaccine leaves medimmune without enough sprayers. the company may use droppers to fill the void. >> physical activity is vital to a child's health, but new research finds more and more kids and teens are winding up in the e.r. as a result. the annual number of students sent to the e.r. because of gym-related incidents increased. a majority of those injuries took place while kids were running, playing gymnastics or doing sports. most boys suffered a head injury while most girls tended to sprain or strain their ankles and knees. >> how some women are finding ways to stay financially afloat. >> plus the custody battle over the late michael jackson's children will soon be decided. >> here's a live look over downtown baltimore. how is the day shaping up? hopefully better than yesterday. we'll have more on your weather and morning commute when we come back.

>> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. a few problems coming in to us. this one just in at loch raven. otherwise, dealing with downed wires in pasadena at bedford and granada. all lanes are closed as a result. and drive times pretty nice so far. 11 minutes outer loop northeast side. about a 12-minute ride west side outer loop. let's check a live view of traffic on the east side at pulaski highway. looking pretty good there in both directions. problem-free on the beltway. here's another portion of it at the b.w. parkway. let's check in with kurt kronke for a look at the buses and the trains. >> good morning. our commute this morning so far a smooth one. on the marc no delays. light rail is on time.

metro subway also on time. on the buses, just the 17 bus with a construction diversion at nursery. with the m.t.a. transit team, i'm kurt kronke. now back to sandra shaw. good morning. >> good morning. hope you're doing well. this is the first full week of august. it's definitely going to feel like it. at least for the first half of the week. then we're going to drop to the mid 80's as we head into next weekend. what we're dealing with this morning is a whole lot of nothing as far as precipitation. high pressure to our west. it's starting its approach. it's going to dominate for the next two days what we see out to the east is the showers and storms associated with that front that pushed through yesterday. ignited some severe weather, especially on the lower eastern shore. we had several tornado warnings at one point and a water spout was spotted on the chesapeake bay. no confirmed reports of damage this morning. but it was quite volatile. there were several localized heavy downpours. this morning just a little bit of patchy fog. a few clouds hanging around. 74 and humid downtown.

71, b.w.i. marshall. 70 in easton and st. michaels on the eastern shore. a pretty typical start for us for august. as we look at the mountains of western maryland today, quite pleasant. mostly sunny. gorgeous sky conditions. plenty of blue. 78 the forecast high in the upper elevations. here quite the contrast. we're going to be up to 89 it looks like in baltimore. a mix of sun and clouds but more sun certainly by this afternoon. it's going to dominate things. on the shores of ocean city today it looks like partly cloudy skies and a high of 85 with a late-day sea breeze setting up shop. on the chesapeake bay no boaght problems. the winds are going to be very light, out of the northwest, variable pfeiffer to 10 knots. waves a foot or less. water temperatures in the low 80's. 87 is our normal high. we're going to be above that for the next couple of days and drop below it by the end of the week. 100 degrees. still a comfortable record high. it should last for another year. our record low for this date, july 3, august 3, 55 degrees in

1998. partly cloudy skies tonight. an isolated thunderstorm is possible. here's what we have in place. we have the front that's stalled out now but it's continuing to push offshore. high pressure over the ohio valley today is going to drop the humidity there. drop our humidity just a little bit and really set up shop for us for the next 48 hours. that's going to be a very dry start for the first half of the week. looks like we'll have a slight chance for an isolated thunderstorm tomorrow as well. 90 on wednesday. another front moves through late in the day on wednesday. so a 30% chance of scattered showers and storms. beautiful and comfortable on thursday with a high of 85 and mostly sunny. slight chance for more scattered storms late in the day on friday. >> thank you. a recently released survey shows the number of companies planning layoffs has dipped but some companies still plan to cut jobs in the next six months. as the recession continues to drag on some women are finding they can help out their families by starting their own

businesses. >> the squeak, squeak of littlerric i can't's shoes -- little erica's shoes make it easy to keep track of her. >> if the child is running off, or you're doing chores, you can hear where your child is. >> mom started selling the shoes through her home-based business after the real estate market took a tumble. >> paying bills. helping to pate bills -- pay the bills, school clothes, summer. >> i wanted something new and fun and different to do to bring some money into our family. >> just this spring former flight attendant started turning her living room into a boutique. >> these things all worked well together. >> she's found hosting these trunk shows is a side business that seems to be recession proof. >> women always shop. i can show them a way to make it affordable and fun and exciting. >> i have two patented products

mom invented. >> the peek-a-boo blanket and kangaroo covers are a second source of income. >> my husband works full-time. but just knowing that there's a second source is comforting. >> and allowing them to actually save money. >> we're able to set goals for the future, set for our retirement, plan family vacations. so things that we would normally wouldn't have been able to plan for right now in the time of recession. >> experts say many successful businesses got their start during a recession. fedex, trader joe's and microsoft are all company that had the right product at the right price at the right time. >> so you tried those squeakers, didn't you? >> two days. couldn't stand it. >> take them off! enough with the squeaking. a game of "monopoly" lands a man in jail literally. kenneth was playing a friendly game with his neighbor but when the neighbor refused to allow him to buy boardwalk and park place it allegedly turned

violent. police released this 911 call. >> yes. i was at my neighbor's house. we were playing "monopoly" and she hit me. knocked my glasses off my face. >> do you need an ambulance? >> i don't think so. >> did you hit the woman? >> it's just a game. he had very little to say about his apparent "mow nominally" -- "monopoly" meltdown. >> very important properties. some pranksters thought it could be a funny idea to turn a shopping center fountain into a bubbling fountain. they dumped a whole bottle of dish washing detergent into this fountain in reno. oh my goodness. you see the mess. the prank had some shoppers bubbling over with laughter. but owner of the strip mall was not so amused. on a brighter note, does he have a clean sidewalk now. i don't know how well the plants are doing. >> 5:51. 69 degrees. there's still much more to come. >> plus we'll look at your

answers to our "watercooler question of the day." >> and a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

>> time to get to one of your answers to our "watercooler question of the day." >> did store owner go too far with his psycho donut offering or was it just harmless fun?

>> keep e-mailing those responses to watercooler@wbaltv.com. we'll read more in the next hour and post all of them on the front page of our website. a los angeles judge is expected to hear and possibly decide some key issues this morning. >> the hearing has to do with singer michael jackson's legal affairs, including custody of his children. we have more from the superior court in downtown los angeles. >> at this morning's court hearing in los angeles, the judge is expected to rule on a custody agreement already reached between michael jackson's mother and his ex-wife. the deal struck last week gives 79-year-old katherine jackson full custody of jackson's three young children while debbie rowe, the mother of the two oldest children, will get visitation and legal parental rights. legal experts say it appears to be a win-win arrangement. >> i think it's excellent. it's a 10.

they steamed have done it quickly, without publicity. they seemed to have done it without apparently money changing hands. >> the judge will also consider arguments about who should have bigger say over jackson's estate, his mother or the two men named by jackson in his will as administrators of his financial empire. >> this is a music lawyer who knows michael's particular assets and his business. that's invaluable. you couldn't pay to replace him. there's probably nobody who could replace him that has the same amount of knowledge about this asset base and how to handle it for the benefit of everybody. >> meanwhile, the los angeles coroner's office delayed the release of jackson's autopsy results indefinitely, even as police and district attorney investigators continue to seize evidence from jackson's personal physician, dr. conrad murray. search warrants filed at the court indicate the focus is still on propofol, the powerful anesthetic that detectives

allegedly found in jackson's home. dr. conrad murray's attorney maintains his client is innocent and that he never gave jackson any drugs that, quote, should have caused his death. again, a court hearing about michael jackson's estate and children scheduled to begin this morning. in los angeles, wbal-tv 11 news. >> here's a look ahead to our next hour of 11 news today. >> travelers onboard a northwest airlines flight encounter a shaky landing that story at 6:17. >> a group of kids rejected from a swim club take a special trip. find out where they went and who footed the bill. >> and an unusual contest out of thailand where contestants were judged by decibels. >> and the mercury will rise to above normal levels today. i'll tell you how hot it's going to get in your insta-weather plus forecast. >> and as far as your morning commute, dealing with a couple of accidents. one coming in on southbound 95 in harford county. we'll update you on that and some weather-related issues. that's next.